GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features
The meaning of the word physiognomy is face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features.
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spoof | parody |
motif | theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure |
effervescence | inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
ensue | follow (as a result) |
pied | piebald; variegated(many-colored); multicolored |
unanimity | complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous |
compulsive | resulting from compulsion |
shackle | chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N. |
hostility | unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile |
vertigo | severe dizziness; giddiness |